NBA: Lee, Duhon spark Knicks’ record night

BLOCKS AND REBOUNDSAt Memphis, Tennessee, Oklahoma City snapped a 14-game losing streak, while LeBron James drove home Cleveland’s win over Milwaukee

AP , NEW YORK

Chris Duhon had a franchise-record 22 assists and David Lee had career highs of 37 points and 21 rebounds, as the New York Knicks rang up a record-setting 82 points in the first half in a 138-125 victory over Golden State on Saturday.

Duhon set up Lee for numerous dunks against the defenseless Warriors, who completed a winless five-game Eastern trip and looked as if they couldn’t wait to get home. One of the slams, with 3:09 remaining, allowed Duhon to break Richie Guerin’s team record of 21 assists set in December 1958.

Al Harrington, acquired from Golden State last week, added 36 points and 12 rebounds for the banged-up Knicks, who used only seven players.

Jamal Crawford, traded by New York to Golden State last week for Harrington, had 21 points and 10 rebounds. Corey Maggette led the Warriors with 32 points and 12 rebounds.

CELTICS 89, BOBCATS 84

At Charlotte, North Carolina, Paul Pierce scored 19 points as NBA champion Boston won its eighth straight game to improve to 16-2.

At Milwaukee, LeBron James scored 11 straight points late in the fourth quarter and finished with 32 in Cleveland’s win over Milwaukee.

James struggled much of the night, going without a field goal for more than 15 minutes in the second half before he led Cleveland on a decisive 11-2 run. He was 12-of-27 from the field and the Cavs shot a season-low 41.5 percent.

Zydrunas Ilgauskas added a season-high 23 points and 17 rebounds to help Cleveland, win for the 13th time in 14 games. Michael Redd returned after missing 14 games with a right ankle sprain to lead the Bucks with 20 points in 35 minutes.